Austin school funding news
Year-one TEFA data for Central Texas districts, Austin's microschools, Catholic school aid in the Diocese of Austin, and what to do before the 2027-28 window.
TEFA will put $1,047 toward a laptop. In Austin, finding someone to sell you one is the hard part
Technology is capped at 10 percent of a TEFA award — $1,047.40 on the private school tier, $200 on the homeschool tier — and it has to be required by the school or prescribed by a physician. Why Austin's 185 approved providers include no computer retailer, and what the cap does not cover.
Read →Oct 22, 2026Austin has 79 private high schools and 62 in the TEFA finder. The award is the same $10,474 it is in kindergarten
TEFA pays a flat $10,474 at every grade, which stretches thinnest in high school. Where Austin's 62 approved grade-12 campuses are, and how ACC dual credit changes the math.
Read →Oct 19, 2026The comptroller's race and TEFA: what the candidates say, and what changes for Austin families
Early voting opens Oct. 19. Where the four comptroller candidates stand on TEFA, what the office can and can't change, and the Travis County voting details.
Read →Oct 15, 2026Hiring a tutor with TEFA in Austin: the credential rules, the 70 approved providers and what to ask
Who can be paid from a Texas Education Freedom Account to tutor your child in Central Texas, under the Comptroller's July 2026 credential policy, and how Austin families can vet a tutor before spending.
Read →Oct 12, 2026Catholic school in the Diocese of Austin with TEFA: Beacon of Hope, FACTS and the rest of the aid
How Austin-area Catholic families can stack TEFA's $10,474 with parish pricing, the Diocese of Austin's Beacon of Hope scholarship, gala and foundation funds, Folds of Honor and ACC dual credit.
Read →Oct 8, 2026Acton, Alpha and Austin's microschools: who TEFA funds at $10,474 and who gets $2,000
Austin is where Acton Academy and Alpha School began. Which Central Texas microschools were in the TEFA finder on Oct. 11, how the Cognia accreditation snag played out, and what to ask before enrolling.
Read →Oct 5, 2026Austin ISD's 1,020 TEFA accounts, and the suburbs that outpaced it
Year-one Education Freedom Account data for the Austin area: district counts from Austin ISD to Hutto, why applied and funded numbers differ, unused awards, and what to do before 2027-28.
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